Garnering national recognition from the Public Media Journalists Association, Paola’s coverage of Arizona’s abortion landscape won second place for continuing coverage in 2025.

Seismic shifts in abortion rights in Arizona began with a near-total ban from 1864 being upheld and culminating in the state officially enshrining reproductive rights into its constitution. Through a commitment to context, AZPM News offers a comprehensive and human-centered exploration of one of the most consequential years in the state’s reproductive rights history.

From on-the-ground reactions as clinic providers navigated the immediate fallout of restrictive rulings, to former Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit emphasizing federal support, to the repeal of the near-total ban, the stories capture the full arc of a contentious and deeply personal issue.

Continuing coverage:

• Hours after near-total ban upheld: Providers in AZ abortion clinic fear for patients' lives

• Days after abortion ruling: Vice President Harris visits AZ to discuss access

• AZ House approves repeal of near-total abortion ban

• Changing their tune: Turmoil within Republicans over abortion and its election impact

• AZ Senate repeals near-total abortion ban, headed to Governor's office

• Arizona's near-total ban from 1864 is officially repealed

• Arizonans rally for reproductive rights: Record-breaking signatures to secure abortion access on ballot

• Arizona for Abortion Access sues Legislative Council over abortion ballot description

• Republicans advocate to keep "unborn human being" in AZ abortion ballot description

• Judge strikes use of "unborn human being" from right to abortion ballot initiative description

• AZ Supreme Court Justice remains on abortion ballot language case, after claims of bias

• Arizona enshrines abortion rights, but Trump’s return sparks uncertainty for providers